7.5.3 - Aviation
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Practice Questions
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What is air pressure?
💡 Hint: Think about the weight of air above us.
What does an altimeter measure?
💡 Hint: It helps know how high we are flying.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of an altimeter?
💡 Hint: Think about how we figure out how high we are flying.
True or False: Air pressure increases with altitude.
💡 Hint: Remember the principle that as we go higher, the air gets thinner.
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Challenge Problems
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Given an aircraft's initial altitude of 5000 meters, calculate the air pressure if the density of the air is 1.225 kg/m³.
💡 Hint: Use the formula for air pressure: P = ρgh.
How would a drop in air pressure affect the operation of an aircraft's automatic altitude alert system?
💡 Hint: Consider how systems rely on accurate measurements.
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